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Guy Mark GILLETTE, Congress, IA (1879-1973)

Senate Years of Service: 1936-1945; 1949-1955 Party: Democrat; Democrat GILLETTE Guy Mark , a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, February 3, 1879;…

Guy Despard GOFF, Congress, WV (1866-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1931 Party: Republican GOFF Guy Despard , a Senator from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., September 13, 1866; attended the common schools and…

Guy Victor HOWARD, Congress, MN (1879-1954)

Senate Years of Service: 1936-1937 Party: Republican HOWARD Guy Victor , a Senator from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Minn., November 28, 1879; attended the public schools, Minneapolis School…

Rønne

(Encyclopedia) RønneRønneröˈnə [key], city (1992 pop. 14,389), capital of Bornholm co., extreme E Denmark, on Bornholm Island, a port on the Baltic Sea; founded 1327. It is an industrial, fishing,…

Moss, city, Norway

(Encyclopedia) MossMossmôs [key], city (1995 pop. 25,253), capital of Østfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Oslofjord. It is a commercial, industrial, and tourist center, with shipyards, sawmills,…

Nordfjord

(Encyclopedia) NordfjordNordfjordnôrˈfyôrˌ, n&oobreve;rˈfy&oobreve;rˌ [key], inlet, c.50 mi (80 km) long, Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. To the south, between Nordfjord and Sognafjord, is…

Kongsfjorden

(Encyclopedia) KongsfjordenKongsfjordenkôngsˌfyôrˈdən [key] [Kings Bay], inlet of the Arctic Ocean, 14 mi (23 km) long, NW Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Ny-Ålesund is on the inlet. The scenic fjord is often…

Tarn, river, France

(Encyclopedia) Tarn, river, c.235 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., S France, and flowing southwest before emptying into the Garonne River. Deep gorges and canyons formed by the river…

Hordaland

(Encyclopedia) Hordaland Hordaland hôrˈdälän [key], county, c.6,030 sq mi (15,600 sq km), SW Norway, bordering on the…

Sulitjelma

(Encyclopedia) SulitjelmaSulitjelmas&oomacr;lētyĕlˈmä [key], town, Nordland co., E Norway, at the foot of the Sulitjelma Mts., near the Swedish border. It has been a mining and smelting center…